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Wreck of bridge over the Salmon River at mouth of Whitebird Vreek. Composite cantilever bridge built during the war with little steel. Wrecked in 1931 by a drove of cattle and drivers. Seventeen steers and one driver went intot he river. Loss was...

In her 1999 interview with Troy Reeves, Pat Wilcomb discusses her time at Boise High School and her life in Boise, Idaho in the 1930s and 1940s. She talks about the different movie theaters in town and discusses a little of the history of McCall,...

In her January 2001 interview with Cassie Southland, Emerson and Patricia Smock offer their memories of the 1920s and 1930s during the Great Depression. This brief recording went into little detail about either person's life or the time period. ...

In her January 2001 interview with Erin Norton, Dorothy Marble offered her memories of the 1920s and 1930s during the Great Depression. This brief recording went into little detail about Marble's life or the time period. This interview was...

Founded late in the fall before the big rush to Thunder Mountain in the beginning of 1902, Roosevelt soon became the leading camp in the new mining district. Thousands of men, having heard that Thunder Mountain was destined to be the biggest gold...

The old Boise Trail passed between the two points marked ""X"". Hells Canyon is behind or west of this mountain. A little to the north and east is ""Dry Diggings"" where much gold was found and ""picked up"" as there was no water for the usual type...

"Placer Mining Wheel" at Salmon River Point, about one mile above the mouth of the Little Salmon River. This appeared in the U.S. Government Hydrographic Report and received special mention above all others by Mr. Newell, chief of that survey.

"Placer Mining Wheel" at Salmon River Point, about 1 mile above the mouth of the Little Salmon River. This appeared in the U.S. Government Hydrographic Report and received special mention above all others by Mr. Newell, chief of that survey.